Staff returns to work at Sabic's Geleen plant

10:58 AM MST | February 5, 2013 | Francinia Protti-Alvarez

The strike at Sabic Europe's plant at Geleen, Netherlands, has ended, according to a Sabic announcement to the Saudi stock exchange today. “Due to the limited magnitude of the industrial action taken and Sabic’s fulfillment of its customers’ commitments through its inventories, there has been barely any material business impact,” the statement says. The industrial action lasted five days. Operating rates were lowered at production plants at the Geleen complex, and discussions between Sabic and the labor unions restarted on the evening of 4...